The Essential Neil Diamond is a two-disc compilation album by Neil Diamond. It was released by Columbia Records in 2001 as part of series of "Essential" collections which has each devoted to one of the record label's major long-term stars. The Essential Neil Diamond is a two-disc compilation album by Neil Diamond. It was released by Columbia Records in 2001 as part of series of "Essential" collections which has each devoted to one of the record label's major long-term stars. false 2025-11-08 02:11:45 The Essential Neil Diamond 2001 2001-12-04 2001-12-04 141 Baroque Pop Folk Rock Pop Pop Rock Rock Soft Rock 111246 2225402 a322dab6-baa2-4ca4-9972-51eb4958774e a42d3fd5-55de-4206-86c3-4fbb5404018f 75d870ad-7aa1-3c03-8f6e-5ebd019cb7b2 /media/data/media5/Music/Neil Diamond/The Essential Neil Diamond/folder.jpg Neil Diamond Neil Diamond 1 1 Solitary Man 02:32 1 2 Cherry, Cherry 02:42 1 3 I Got the Feelin’ (Oh No, No) 02:13 1 4 Kentucky Woman 02:26 1 5 Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon 02:55 1 6 You Got to Me 02:48 1 7 Red, Red Wine 02:41 1 8 Thank the Lord for the Night Time 03:00 1 9 I’m a Believer 02:43 1 10 Sweet Caroline 03:21 1 11 Song Sung Blue 03:13 1 12 Holly Holy 04:30 1 13 I Am… I Said 03:33 1 14 Cracklin’ Rosie 02:59 1 15 Play Me (live) 04:21 1 16 Morningside (live) 05:25 1 17 Crunchy Granola Suite (live) 04:05 1 18 Brooklyn Roads (live) 05:29 1 19 Soolaimon (live) 05:06 2 1 America 04:19 2 2 Hello Again 03:39 2 3 Love on the Rocks 03:40 2 4 Captain Sunshine (live) 03:20 2 5 He Ain’t Heavy… He’s My Brother (live) 03:46 2 6 Medley: Yes I Will / Lady Magdalene (live) 07:01 2 7 Shilo (live) 03:57 2 8 Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show (live) 05:02 2 9 If You Know What I Mean 03:43 2 10 Beautiful Noise 03:26 2 11 You Don’t Bring Me Flowers 03:16 2 12 Desirée 03:17 2 13 Forever in Blue Jeans 03:39 2 14 September Morn 03:52 2 15 I’ve Been This Way Before 03:48 2 16 Yesterday’s Songs 02:51 2 17 Heartlight 04:26 2 18 Headed for the Future 04:06 2 19 You Are the Best Part of Me 03:59 Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desirée", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight". Thirty-eight songs by Diamond have reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, including "Sweet Caroline". He has also acted in films, making his screen debut in the 1980 musical drama film The Jazz Singer. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.